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Hepatitis A : Causes

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Causes could include:
  • Hepatitis A Virus

Causes Overview Articles

Hepatitis A
The hepatitis A virus is found in the stools, blood, and semen of an infected person about 15 to 45 days before symptoms occur and during the first week of illness. You can catch hepatitis A if:You come in contact with food or water contaminated b...
Source:ADAM
Date:September 20, 2008
Hepatitis A
The time from exposure to HAV and the onset of symptoms ranges from two to seven weeks and averages about a month. The virus is passed in the feces, especially late during this incubation period, before symptoms first appear.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Hepatitis A
It enters the body via the gut and replicates in the digestive tract and spreads to infect the liver, where it multiplies. HAV is excreted in the stools for two weeks preceding the onset of symptoms.Persons with hepatitis A may not have signs or s...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
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